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Airport, new roads will come up in a few years: Raghavendra
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Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra and RDPR Minister K.S. Eshwarappa participating in a programme to mark the launch of highway projects in Shivamogga on Saturday.
Airport, new roads will come up in a few years: Raghavendra
Shivamogga Lok Sabha member B.Y. Raghavendra, on Saturday, said the district had got many development projects and would be getting more in the coming days. Airport, new roads, bridges, and flyovers would come up in a couple of few years, he said.
Speaking at a function to mark the foundation laying of highway projects in Shivamogga, Mr. Raghavendra said the number of national highways in the State had increased from 22 to 44. The construction of a bridge connecting Kalasavall-Siganduru for ₹423 crore would be completed in a year. The National Highway Authority of India had taken up the upgrade of Chitradurga-Shivamogga highway at a cost of ₹516 crore.
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They can choose either petrol or ethanol.
Need to make ethanol using food grain.
New Delhi: Union Minister for Road Transport Nitin Gadkari said that the transport ministry is working on a Flexi Engine option plan, which will allow commuters choose their preferred fuel option.
The transport minister said that in the coming days, consumers can choose either petrol or ethanol to run their cars.
Nitin Gadkari also highlighted the need to make ethanol using food grain, adding that sugarcane has a lot of potential in the making of ethanol.
In September this year, Gadkari had promised all support to the automobile industry. He encouraged automakers to introduce flex-fuel engines in India on a large scale to promote alternative fuel in alignment with the government s Aatmanirbhar Bharat drive.